400 Central begins foundation work, readies for vertical construction in downtown St. Pete

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400 Central begins foundation work, readies for vertical construction in downtown St. Pete

Construction continues on what will soon be the tallest residential building on Florida’s Gulf Coast — The Residences at 400 Central. When complete in 2024, the 46-story tower will contain 301 condominium units, 25,000 square feet of ground floor retail space, and 45,000 square feet of Class A office space.

With initial sitework and extensive underground testing complete, 400 Central has kicked off construction of the permanent foundation for the new $400 million mixed-use tower in downtown St. Petersburg.

In contrast to the construction of many other downtown towers, these foundation elements will be drilled, and then filled with steel reinforcing and high-strength concrete, rather than being pounded into the ground – minimizing the disturbance to the project’s downtown neighbors.

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Opinion: St. Pete residents should vote 'Yes' to expand the Dali Museum

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Opinion: St. Pete residents should vote 'Yes' to expand the Dali Museum

After our world-famous beaches, the Dali Museum is one of the largest attractions in Pinellas County and it proudly calls downtown St. Petersburg home.

The museum boasts the world's largest collections of Dalí's works outside of the artist’s hometown of Figueres, Spain.

Since opening in its current building in 2011, the Dali Museum has welcomed millions of visitors and has hosted thousands of community events.

While the museum is a St. Pete success story, the Dali must continue to innovate to attract world-class traveling exhibits and provide a cutting-edge guest experience.

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20-story apartment tower Sky St. Pete receives final approval from City of St. Pete

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20-story apartment tower Sky St. Pete receives final approval from City of St. Pete

Earlier this week, the City of St. Pete’s Development Review Commission unanimously approved of Floor Area Ratio (FAR) bonuses, a building height bonus, and a site plan to construct Sky St. Pete, a 20-story 232-unit apartment tower proposed northwest of the EDGE District in downtown St. Pete.

The 212-foot-tall tower will be constructed on a 0.73-acre site located at 1624, 1642, 1650 and 1662 Burlington Avenue North. The property is currently occupied by a vacant dirt lot and seven residential structures with eight dwelling units. These buildings will be demolished to accommodate the new development.

The $94 million project, which is being developed by Michigan-based DevMar Development, was announced on St. Pete Rising in June. In August, City Council, meeting as the Community Redevelopment Agency, approved the development.

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267-unit apartment building Alexan 1700 approved for 1700 Central Avenue

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267-unit apartment building Alexan 1700 approved for 1700 Central Avenue

St. Pete City Council approved a seven-story mixed-use development planned for the 1700 block of Central Avenue in downtown St. Pete. Council was convening as the Community Redevelopment Agency and unanimously found the development consistent with the Intown West Redevelopment Plan.

Alexan 1700 is a $105 million, 267-unit apartment building being developed by Dallas-based Trammell Crow Residential, a subsidiary of Crow Holdings.

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Mixed-income apartment development on Lake Maggiore lands $50 million construction loan

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Mixed-income apartment development on Lake Maggiore lands $50 million construction loan

A 330-unit mixed-income apartment community coming to 6th Street South, just east of Lake Maggiore in south St. Pete, has landed a $50 million construction loan from First Horizon Bank.

The development was first announced in October 2021 and is being developed by Stoneweg US, a St. Pete-based investment firm specializing in multifamily acquisitions and developments.

The group purchased the 14.6-acre parcel, which was previously a mobile home park, in April 2021 for $6.4 million.

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Preleasing begins at downtown St. Pete’s newest apartment tower Ascent

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Preleasing begins at downtown St. Pete’s newest apartment tower Ascent

Pre-leasing has begun for downtown St. Pete’s newest luxury apartment tower, Ascent St. Petersburg, located at 225 1st Avenue North on northwest corner of 1st Avenue North and 2nd Street.

A leasing center is now open at 212 2nd Street North in a space formerly occupied by The Bula Barua Gallery.

The 36-story mixed-use development broke ground in December 2020, topped out in April 2022, and expects to begin moving in new residents by January 2023 with final construction completed by May 2023.

Soaring to a height of 378 feet, Ascent St. Petersburg will be the tallest apartment building in downtown St. Pete and among the tallest overall.

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Local developers propose 33-story apartment building in downtown St. Pete

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Local developers propose 33-story apartment building in downtown St. Pete

A 33-story apartment building has been proposed for downtown St. Pete on a 0.88-acre site owned by St. Pete-based developer Echelon.

The development is being planned for the northwest corner of 3rd Avenue South and 3rd Street, which currently consists of a three-story office building and adjacent surface parking lot. The ground floor of the office building was formerly home to the Aveda on 3rd Salon, which recently merged with J.CON Salon & Spa on 4th Street North.

The project is being led by Cody LeClair, Echelon’s Vice President of Development, who is following in his father’s footsteps, Echelon’s President and CEO Darryl LeClair.

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Bayfront Health unveils plans for 60,000 square foot Women's Pavilion in downtown St. Pete

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Bayfront Health unveils plans for 60,000 square foot Women's Pavilion in downtown St. Pete

St. Petersburg’s largest and oldest hospital, Bayfront Health St. Petersburg, has unveiled plans to construct a three-story, 60,000 square foot Women’s Pavilion, the company announced last week.

The new state-of-the-art outpatient complex will be built at 700 6th Street South on the east side of the hospital’s 480-bed downtown St. Petersburg campus. Construction will involve the demolition and relocation of the hospital’s Family Care Center which is currently home to Bayfront Health St. Petersburg’s residency programs.

Bayfront Health has partnered with Women’s Care, a Tampa-based specialty women’s health physician group, to bring the new facility to life. Women’s Care operates a network of over 100 locations, where they perform more than 2.4 million annual patient encounters and deliver more than 23,000 newborns a year.

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17-story apartment building breaks ground in St. Pete’s Echelon City Center

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17-story apartment building breaks ground in St. Pete’s Echelon City Center

A new apartment building is under construction at Echelon City Center, a master-planned development, in the Carillon business park of St. Pete.

Earlier this year, St. Pete Rising reported on a 17-story apartment building planned for a 1.88-acre site, dubbed “Site9,” at 221 Main Street North.

After completion site preparations earlier this year, a tower crane has been erected on site and vertical construction is ready to begin.

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Artist lineup and mural locations revealed for St. Pete’s eighth annual SHINE Mural Festival

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Artist lineup and mural locations revealed for St. Pete’s eighth annual SHINE Mural Festival

From cooling temperatures to early sunsets, pumpkin patches to pumpkin spice lattes, there are numerous things that signify fall in the Sunshine City. But our most anticipated sign of fall is the SHINE Mural Festival, which takes place every October on the streets of St. Pete.

The SHINE Mural Festival returns for its eighth year on October 14-23, 2022. The internationally recognized street art festival will bring 15 new murals to the art districts and surrounding neighborhoods of St. Petersburg’s downtown, adding to more than 100 SHINE murals that already exist.

The 2022 artist lineup features seven international artists, one national artist, and seven Florida artists.

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